Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | VET in context, 11th Annual AVETRA Conference |
| Editors | Susan Dawe |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| Publisher | AVETRA |
| Pages | 11 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780980527506 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association Annual Conference - University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Duration: 03 Apr 2008 → 04 Apr 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association Annual Conference |
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| Country | Australia |
| Period | 03/04/08 → 04/04/08 |
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Designing and Validating a new research methodology : learning through practice. / Down, Catherine.
VET in context, 11th Annual AVETRA Conference. ed. / Susan Dawe. Australia : AVETRA, 2008. p. 11.Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper
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AU - Down, Catherine
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PY - 2008
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N2 - This paper reports on my completed PhD research (Down, 2006) which investigated how educational practitioners were able to adapt and apply their knowledge and skills across different workplace contexts. One of the challenges in my research was to find a suitable methodology to use to validate an explanatory model which had been developed in the first stage of the research. Because the theoretical framework of the research was essentially based on the precepts of social learning theory, I needed to find a methodology which would enable my stage 2 participants to validate the model in a manner which was inclusive of contextual differences. This meant that the generalisations which they made in the validation process needed to be the result of the embedding of different contexts within one another, rather than the more prevalent type of generalisations which result from abstraction.Predictably, I could not identify an existing methodology which would do what I required. Therefore, I designed a process and a questionnaire which would provide the type of embedded generalisations I was seeking. This paper reports on the resultant methodology; its effectiveness in the research process; and the evaluative comments of my participants on their experience of using participating in and evaluating the new methodology.
AB - This paper reports on my completed PhD research (Down, 2006) which investigated how educational practitioners were able to adapt and apply their knowledge and skills across different workplace contexts. One of the challenges in my research was to find a suitable methodology to use to validate an explanatory model which had been developed in the first stage of the research. Because the theoretical framework of the research was essentially based on the precepts of social learning theory, I needed to find a methodology which would enable my stage 2 participants to validate the model in a manner which was inclusive of contextual differences. This meant that the generalisations which they made in the validation process needed to be the result of the embedding of different contexts within one another, rather than the more prevalent type of generalisations which result from abstraction.Predictably, I could not identify an existing methodology which would do what I required. Therefore, I designed a process and a questionnaire which would provide the type of embedded generalisations I was seeking. This paper reports on the resultant methodology; its effectiveness in the research process; and the evaluative comments of my participants on their experience of using participating in and evaluating the new methodology.
KW - Open access version available
KW - Narrative research
KW - Research methodology: mixed methods
M3 - Conference paper
SP - 11
BT - VET in context, 11th Annual AVETRA Conference
A2 - Dawe, Susan
PB - AVETRA
CY - Australia
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